All their best songs/covers are either hard to find or impossible to own 😭

You know you are good when you can cover Leonard Cohen and pet shop boys on the same album and they both sound great

Tobias: I will make the best most scrumptious delicious crisp covers ever Also Tobias: Actually i wont put them onto spotify or the cds and vinyls WHY TOBI WHY

2:54 the way he growls/hisses is so bone chilling and wicked i will never be over this cover

For those who don't know, this is a cover. Originally by Leonard Cohen. This is fantastic!

[Verse 1: Cardinal Copia] Well, I stepped into an avalanche It covered up my soul When I am not this hunchback that you see I sleep beneath the golden hill You, who wish to conquer pain You must learn, learn to serve me well [Verse 2: Cardinal Copia] You strike my side by accident As you go down for your gold The cripple here that you clothe and feed Is neither starved nor cold He does not ask for your company Not at the center, the center of the world [Verse 3: Cardinal Copia] When I am not on a pedestal You did not raise me there Your laws do not compel me To kneel grotesque and bare I, myself am the pedestal For this ugly hump at which you stare [Verse 4: Cardinal Copia] You who wish to conquer pain You must learn what makes me kind The crumbs of love that you offer me They're the crumbs I've left behind Your pain is no credential here It's just the shadow; shadow of my wound [Verse 5: Cardinal Copia] I have begun to long for you I, who have no greed I have begun to ask for you I, who have no need You say you've gone away from me But I can feel you, feel you when you breathe [Verse 6: Cardinal Copia] Do not dress in those rags for me I know you are not poor You don't love me quite so fiercely now When you know that you are not sure It is your turn, beloved It is your flesh that I wear

I love the original, but Ghost’s cover adds so much color to it. Underrated track for sureee

this is literally my favourite song in the entire world. i fell in love with it while listening to nick cave's version. then i listened to the original and it made me fall in love with it even more. i can't even express how much this song means to me, so much that now, when i'm so much into Ghost i was afraid of playing it. i wanted to expect and get another masterpiece. and they did that song such justice. it suits Cardinal Copia on so many levels. my stomach literally hurts from emotions. Avalnache is and always will be the most underrated music masterpiece and i'm so happy that tobias also has seen the magnificence of this piece.

Man I wish they would play this live

This is one of the best Leonard Cohen covers ever, and that’s in some heavy company

I absolutely love this he sounds so awsome and wicked in this.

Somehow the song gives me the impression that it is being sung from the perspective of a troll or dwarven king .Maybe even a dragon

Now I finally know what this sprecial extra that Ghost seems to have sounds like: Villain themes from older Disney movies!

“I can feel you when you breathe” THIS SONG IS SO GOOD OML 🔥

I'm never going to get tired of this

This song really touched me.... Makes me want to fly into the stars & stare at a black hole & contemplate my life

I play bass so I like this version over the original more because there's bass I like bass

Genuinely my favourite cover of all time.

It's funny, I never liked this cover that much but it was interesting enough for me to go ahead and listen to other ghost stuff which I absolutely love.

I’m a fan of the original, I saw ghost live 3 times, this is excellent.

Awesome cover. Wish it was on streaming

How is this not on Apple music, Spotify etc...

I am so in love with this cover

I love the way it sounds when he sings with the deep voice.

低音ボイスがとてもいい！！トビアス最高

Smut for real # come get me papa

What a phenomenal cover!

IMO, the best Ghost cover (even over SFTD).

I prefer this version in terms of intensity, but i prefer the vague ambiguous nature of the original.

This song should come first since it sounds like the perspective of god getting angry then ashes and rats comes on to show the black plague, punishment of god.

best quality, thank you!

WHY DOES THIS SOUND SO VIKING SOUNDING?!

I Love this and nick cave's cover's .

IM GONNA SCREAM I JUST LOOKED AT MY MINI RECORD FROM MY LIMITED EDITION PREQUELLE ALBUM AND I SAW AVALANCHE

this is a perfect song.

Damn he can go low af

I recommend everyone listen to Leonard Cohen's original and Nick Cave's cover too

Crazy! Beautifull!!

I learned a lot here.

The best cover ever made on one of Leonard Cohens songs!!!

2:54 every time I hear this part I pee a little

Madonna che voce madonna che voce madonna che voce madonna...che voce della madonna che ha! Mi fa impazzire qui😍😍😍😍 Mannaggia Il cristianesimo perché non l’ha mai cantata dal vivo?😭😭😭

I wish I could get this song on iTunes but I can’t find it.

I know its not the same version but it was really cool to hear this song in Invincible

Esto suena muy bueno 👌

The drumbeat reminds me of Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Very haunting tune! What remake is it?

🖤

I want the lyrics of this song carved into my bones.

Getting an Arcturus vibe out of the vocals.

how the fuck did I just find out today about this song?

Lets goooooooooo

I am the Kraken…

I NEVER HEARD OF THIS HELLO???

Gives me Witcher 3 vibes for some reason Toss a coin to ur PAPA

Forza Sweden!!!!

is this a cover?

Original sounds much darker

can i jeez?

I like this cover, but I never understand "When I am NOT on a pedestal" instead of "When I am on a pedestal." The change both makes it seem like Forge didn't really understand the meaning of the lyrics, and ends up being contradictory to the rest of the verse. If one is NOT on a pedestal, there's no arguing whether one was raised there or not; if one is NOT on a pedestal, laws WOULD compel one to kneel, as they are above the laws, via said pedestal. If "[I myself am] the pedestal for this ugly hump at which you stare," you wouldn't have to state that you're not on the pedestal in the first place, because no one would be viewing you as though you're upon a pedestal. The song already has enough depth and complexity that without adding that single word, one could be viewing this as a conversation with God, a communication from God to man, a song from the perspective of Jesus, a song from the perspective of Satan, man struggling with his faith on his death bed, something not religious whatsoever, maybe where someone is dealing with their figurative dark side, etc. The addition of the word kind of muddies the entire verse, and I don't understand what the reason for the addition is.

I think this is the only Ghost song I don't really care for. Maybe the slight spoken word element to it. Idk, his vocals don't come off as strong.

Better leave this song for a real bass voice!

Easily the worst cover, did little to add to the OG other then a deeper voice. Instrumental was a complete missed opportunity. Feels like Tobias just wanted to give the people who just wanted to hear his voice something.

This is cheap.

[Verse 1: Cardinal Copia] Well, I stepped into an avalanche It covered up my soul When I am not this hunchback that you see I sleep beneath the golden hill You, who wish to conquer pain You must learn, learn to serve me well [Verse 2: Cardinal Copia] You strike my side by accident As you go down for your gold The cripple here that you clothe and feed Is neither starved nor cold He does not ask for your company Not at the center, the center of the world [Verse 3: Cardinal Copia] When I am not on a pedestal You did not raise me there Your laws do not compel me To kneel grotesque and bare I, myself am the pedestal For this ugly hump at which you stare [Verse 4: Cardinal Copia] You who wish to conquer pain You must learn what makes me kind The crumbs of love that you offer me They're the crumbs I've left behind Your pain is no credential here It's just the shadow; shadow of my wound